Disbursement of salary/wages/pension to the Central Government Employees in the state of Kerala for the month of September,2013 on account of ONAM festival-reg

Inspector Posts Examination 2013...Vacancy position of all circles

Directorate vide memo No. A.34012/05/2013-DE dated 30^th August 2013 have circulated Circle wise vacancy position of Inspector Posts Examination 2013 scheduled to be held on 14^th and 15^th September 2013. In the said memo it was directed to all Circles to verify & confirm the vacancies declared by them and circulate amongst all aspiring candidates well before the actual conduct of the Examination.

 

S. No.	Name of the circle	OC	SC	ST	TOTAL
1	Andra Pradesh	13	5	3	21
2	Assam	1	1	0	2
3	Bihar	5	3	0	8
4	Chhattisgarh	4	2	0	6
5	Delhi	2	0	0	2
6	Gujrat	No vacancy notified
7	Haryana	0	0	1	1
8	Himachal Pradesh	3	1	1	5
9	Jammu & Kashmir	1	0	1	2
10	Jharkhand	3	0	0	3
11	Karnataka	2	1	1	4
12	Kerala	No vacancy notified
13	Madhya Pradesh	8	1	0	9
14	Maharashtra	23	4	0	27
15	North East	6	1	0	7
16	Odisha	2	2	1	5
17	Punjab	2	0	2	4
18	Rajasthan	7	0	0	7
19	Tamil Nadu	12	11	0	23
20	Uttarakhand	4	1	1	6
21	Uttar Pradesh	24	0	2	26
22	West Bengal	10	0	1	11
	Total	132	33	14	179

President inaugurates the 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union Congress

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) Congress today (September 3, 2013) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. 

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the Asian Pacific Postal Union, an inter-governmental organization of 32 countries of the region is actively working to improve cooperation among member nations in the field of postal services. He stated that the changing global scenario calls for postal administrations around the world to think differently. He called upon postal administration to be proactive to change. They must leverage their strengths to provide quality service to the people. He stated that worldwide, postal administrations enjoy the trust of people. 

The President said that globalization and easier movement of workforce across nations have opened a great window of opportunity for the postal sector. With increasing requirement for remittance channels, it can, with the guidance of the Asian Pacific Postal Union, make a difference. He added that there is a huge scope for postal services to be engaged in e-commerce, and gain from the rising demand for such business products. 

The President said that he was confident that the Asian Pacific Postal Union, having an unparalleled reach, would be successful. He stated that the Union is suitably placed to not only address the concerns facing the postal sector but also to explore the untapped opportunities. 

Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Dr. Killi Kruparani, Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology, Smt. P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts and Mr. Mark Lawley, Chairman of Asian Pacific Postal Union Executive Council. 

Addition/ ammendments in the designation of the officers of the Postal Directorate in Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi as CPIOs and their Appellate Authorities.

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Govt to hike Dearness Allowance by 10%; benefit 80 lakh Employees & Pensioners

Ahead of festival season, central government will this month announce a hike in dearness allowance to 90% from existing 80%, benefiting about 50 lakh central employees and 30 lakh pensioners. 

According to official source, dearness allowance hike will be 10% and would be effective from July 1, this year. 

The sources further said the exact amount of dearness allowance, as a proportion of basic pay, works out to over 90% after factoring in the revised all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for June. 

According to revised data released on August 30, retail inflation for factory workers for June stood at 11.63%, higher than provisional estimate of 11.06% for the month released on July 31. 

Sources said that since the revised estimate for the month of June is available, the finance ministry would soon prepare a proposal for the purpose for seeking Union Cabinet nod. 

They further said the proposal will be moved this month. There would be a double digit hike in DA after about three years. It was last in September, 2010, that the government had announced a hike of 10% to be given with effect from July 1, 2010. 

DA was hiked to 80% from 72% in April, 2013, effective from January 1, this year. 

As per the practice, the government uses CPI-IW data for past 12 month or a year to arrive at a number for the purpose of any DA hike. Thus, the retail inflation for industrial workers between July, 2012 to June 2013 will be used to take a final decision.